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obama's agenda runs through the d.c. circuit. can get what you want through the congress because the in 2010 people know they said they had enough, they issued a national restraining order after watching two years of this administration on restraint. run through the bureaucracy and d.c. circuit. as i said, among the first two years of the obama administration there is now legislative check on the president. and the administration doesn't much like checks and balances. our democratic colleagues want to facilitate that by filling up a court that will rule on his agenda. a court that doesn't even have enough work to do, especially if it means changing the subject --m obamacare 48 few days for a few days. they think they can change the rules of the senate in a way that benefits only them. they want to do it in such a way that president obama's picks get enacted. republican -- they want to have it both ways. this would've gerrymandered vision of the nuclear option is really just wishful thinking. the majority leaders change the rules
obama's agenda runs through the d.c. circuit. can get what you want through the congress because the in 2010 people know they said they had enough, they issued a national restraining order after watching two years of this administration on restraint. run through the bureaucracy and d.c. circuit. as i said, among the first two years of the obama administration there is now legislative check on the president. and the administration doesn't much like checks and balances. our democratic colleagues...
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the australians just repealed their carbon tax which was their version of what president obama trying to do here in the united states. aen if he felt and it was and it will have zero impact and what we need to do in congress and will not been able to get any votes a because harry reid would not let a single vote on coal of occur, not a one. again, restrict the funding of the environmental protection agency so they cannot go down this path. place, -- is a this a place, should the united states be a later? tyingody is interested in their hands behind their backs and crating more problems for their people in pursuit of a goal. >> and you are not looking for the united states to be the first one? >> my job is to look out for kentucky's coal miners. this administration has engaged in an assault. we have lost 7000 jobs and it is a disaster. they need to be stopped. the is one thing, if american people changing the makeup of the senate and give me a chance to second the agenda for the country and for kentucky, we will at least be voted on efforts to rein in epa. i believe the reason harry re
the australians just repealed their carbon tax which was their version of what president obama trying to do here in the united states. aen if he felt and it was and it will have zero impact and what we need to do in congress and will not been able to get any votes a because harry reid would not let a single vote on coal of occur, not a one. again, restrict the funding of the environmental protection agency so they cannot go down this path. place, -- is a this a place, should the united states...
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. >> up next, president obama at the radio and twation correspondents' dinner and on "america and the courts," justice kennedy delivers the commencement address. and then confirmation hearing on the chairman for the f.c.c. >> more top, nonfiction authors and books throughout the weekend on c-span's book tv. john talbott discusses the recession and jay richards about why capitalism is the best way. and the end of overeating, former f.d.a. commissioner, david kessler. and on "after words," from the garden of eden to today. recollection of 600 stories and talks to a are columbia university professor. we have the entire schedule and great new features and streaming videos, archives and simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> president obama was the featured speaker at last night's radio and tv correspondents' dinner. it was held at the washington, d.c. convention center and lasts about 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much. thanks to all of you. have a seat. before i get started as the father of two girls, can i just say how incredibly impressive those three youn
. >> up next, president obama at the radio and twation correspondents' dinner and on "america and the courts," justice kennedy delivers the commencement address. and then confirmation hearing on the chairman for the f.c.c. >> more top, nonfiction authors and books throughout the weekend on c-span's book tv. john talbott discusses the recession and jay richards about why capitalism is the best way. and the end of overeating, former f.d.a. commissioner, david kessler. and on...
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obama veto it. donald trump would sign it. and on that sad day when we lost justice scalia, i made another pledge that obama would not fill that seat. that honor will go to donald trump this year. [applause] so with donald trump in the white house, senate republicans will build on the work we have done and passmore bills than any senate in years. we have already passed the first major education reform in more than a decade and ended common core. we have made the first significant reforms in social security in three decades. we passed a crucial cyber security bill and opposed sanctions on north korea. we has to first major highway bill in more than a decade. pastor bill to combat the scourge of human trafficking. just last week we passed the first major law aimed at confronting the heartbreaking explosion of her when an opioid abuse. -- of heroin and will be would abuse. keep the senate in republican hands and we will continue this work and the service i am proud to lead in the senate will not let you down. put hillary clinton
obama veto it. donald trump would sign it. and on that sad day when we lost justice scalia, i made another pledge that obama would not fill that seat. that honor will go to donald trump this year. [applause] so with donald trump in the white house, senate republicans will build on the work we have done and passmore bills than any senate in years. we have already passed the first major education reform in more than a decade and ended common core. we have made the first significant reforms in...
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that is obama's leadership on climate change. that ieve the step forward the president took to put all climate action plan clearly showed that the us could be aggressive on climate change was also make sure that it being done reasonably with an economic growing climate. i think is sent a big international signal. it is pretty clear that the the epa wer plant that was also proposed -- as you say, was also seen as a significant confirmation of the president's leadership. under the clean in iraq to in a e the climate change significant way that italy carbon pollution from the public sector. it has grown in confidence not president was showing leadership but that he could commit. i'll work to understand the these ic impact of all of really showed us that there was a significant need for work with our communities to ensure that they are safe. also that the efforts were underway led the clean power and to develop a strategy, iit would be entirely with a growing growth , additional job and continuous investment in technology of the futu
that is obama's leadership on climate change. that ieve the step forward the president took to put all climate action plan clearly showed that the us could be aggressive on climate change was also make sure that it being done reasonably with an economic growing climate. i think is sent a big international signal. it is pretty clear that the the epa wer plant that was also proposed -- as you say, was also seen as a significant confirmation of the president's leadership. under the clean in iraq...
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president obama: it has been seven years since the worst financial crisis. a crisis that cost millions of americans their jobs, homes, their life savings. it was a crisis that cost all of us. it was a reminder that we are in this together. that is how we battled back. together. we still have work to do, but we did prevent this second depression. we have created 13 million jobs the housing market is healthier the stock market has more than doubled, restoring savings. americans of all stripes have buckled down and it worked to bring this country back. we had to do something more. we had to make sure that this crisis never happens again. that is why five years ago this week we in active the toughest wall street reform in history. new rules to protect businesses consumers, and the entire economy from irresponsibility that trend all of us. five years later, here is what the reform has done. wall street reform turned the page on too big to fail. now in america, we welcome the pursuit of profit or it if your business fails, we shouldn't have to bail you out and acc
president obama: it has been seven years since the worst financial crisis. a crisis that cost millions of americans their jobs, homes, their life savings. it was a crisis that cost all of us. it was a reminder that we are in this together. that is how we battled back. together. we still have work to do, but we did prevent this second depression. we have created 13 million jobs the housing market is healthier the stock market has more than doubled, restoring savings. americans of all stripes...
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president obama recently admitted that obamacare has -- quote -- "real problems." end quote. has bemoaned the human impact of his law's -- quote -- "premium increases." and lack of competition and choice, and admitted that seven years after obamacare's passage to -- this is president barack obama of obamacare. too many americans still trying to pay fo are their prescriptions, cover their deductibles or pay their monthly insurance bills struggle to navigate a complex sometimes bewildering system and remain uninsured. pretty well sums it up. it's an indictment as damning as anything any republican has said. it's something to keep in mind when you hear the predictable attacks from the far left. now we already know their central contention that republicans somehow want to go back to the way things were before obamacare. which everyone of course knows is not true. it's an argument that conveniently leaves out the fact that things are now worse -- worse -- for many than they were before obamacare. that's not all we can expect to hear either. we'll hear repeal will cause insurers to
president obama recently admitted that obamacare has -- quote -- "real problems." end quote. has bemoaned the human impact of his law's -- quote -- "premium increases." and lack of competition and choice, and admitted that seven years after obamacare's passage to -- this is president barack obama of obamacare. too many americans still trying to pay fo are their prescriptions, cover their deductibles or pay their monthly insurance bills struggle to navigate a complex...
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joe biden and i made three very significant bipartisan agreements during the first obama term. there will be opportunities for us to do things together. infrastructure, for example, is a possibility. but i think they just need to accept the fact that they lost the election. these things do happen. and america will be just fine. mr. goodman: on the news of the day sort this out for me please, , if you will sir. , the russian hack, the cia, the headlines, the call for a special committee -- where do you see this today? this is today's news. sen. mcconnell: it is a serious issue, but it does not require a select committee. we have a senate intelligence committee and a house intelligence committee run by knowledgeable, responsible people. it is no question the russians were messing with our election. it is a matter of genuine concern, and it needs to be investigated. and in the senate, we are going to investigate that in the regular order. we already have a committee established to do this. we don't need to set up a special committee to do what we already have the ability to do. bu
joe biden and i made three very significant bipartisan agreements during the first obama term. there will be opportunities for us to do things together. infrastructure, for example, is a possibility. but i think they just need to accept the fact that they lost the election. these things do happen. and america will be just fine. mr. goodman: on the news of the day sort this out for me please, , if you will sir. , the russian hack, the cia, the headlines, the call for a special committee -- where...
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it is something that president obama actually agrees with me on. i said let's not try to make up part of some enormous bill on tax reform that will include a thousand moving parts, 900 of which we will disagree on. lessig the few items like this that there is agreement on. this work together. we can pass that next week. votes.re 70 or 80 let's pass it into something good for the economy is that having these stage vote that we do not have agreement on. i think there is room for agreement. wanted to switch gears quickly to republican politics, and particularly the spending debate. they are pushing back on what they saw as overspending. wind it up with a budget cut. have republicans turned the corner? are republicans moving the other direction? >> a lot of people do not recognize this came out of a pitched battle where the president said he did not want to negotiate. we got the sequester. they said it was inadequate. they downgraded our debt. the disappointment is something that s&p considered to be inadequate two years later. two years later we aband
it is something that president obama actually agrees with me on. i said let's not try to make up part of some enormous bill on tax reform that will include a thousand moving parts, 900 of which we will disagree on. lessig the few items like this that there is agreement on. this work together. we can pass that next week. votes.re 70 or 80 let's pass it into something good for the economy is that having these stage vote that we do not have agreement on. i think there is room for agreement. wanted...
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president obama not only won, democrats had a great day in the senate a great day in the house. reagan in 1980, even though he didn't take the house, basically controlled the house because there were still conservative democrats in those days after the 1980 election. we've seen all kinds of presidential elections, some in which the presidential campaigns seem to have no impact on down balloted on others in which it seemed to have. an impact on down ballot. so i don't think we'll know the answer to that question until the day after the election. i'm trying to go to new people. did i ask you? mcconnell: if mr. there's what in november? >> [inaudible] mr. mcconnell: we don't know who is going to win in november. but no matter who does win in november, we industrial the same government in place until the end of the year and we need to accomplish as much as we can for the american people in the limited amount of time we have left and i've mentioned something that i think is extremely important to the country, the 21st severage -- the 21st century cures bill that i believe both the sp
president obama not only won, democrats had a great day in the senate a great day in the house. reagan in 1980, even though he didn't take the house, basically controlled the house because there were still conservative democrats in those days after the 1980 election. we've seen all kinds of presidential elections, some in which the presidential campaigns seem to have no impact on down balloted on others in which it seemed to have. an impact on down ballot. so i don't think we'll know the answer...
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[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> in his weekly online address, president obama talks about the connection between an al qaeda group and the attempted christmas day terrorist bombing on a jet. it is all about the republican address with mitch mcconnell, who talks about the domestic and foreign policy challenges that lie ahead for the nation and the need for leaders to come together to solve these problems. >> it has now been more than a week since the attempted act of terrorism on board a flight on christmas day. on thursday, i received the preliminary findings of the review that i ordered into our terrorist watch list system. i directed my counter-terrorism and home and security adviser to lead the review going forward and present the final results to me in the days to come. i will do everything in my power to make sure of our hard-working men and women in our intelligence, law enforcement, and elan security committees have the tools and resources they need to keep america's sake. this includes making sure these communities and people in them are coordinated eff
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something the obama administration has engaged in from its earliest days. to trace this back even further to the 2008 campaign, when i was here with you last june, and my central point today is the attack on speech that we've seen over the past several years were never, never limited to a few left-wing pressure groups or even to the disclose up which is been promoted in congress. extend throughout the federal government to places like the fdc, the fcc, the hhs, and as all americans know, even to the irs. these assaults have often been aided and abetted by allies in congress. as for the irs, i have got a phone call from a constituent laster who said he'd been subjected to extensive questioning and unreasonable deadlines from the irs. when similar complaints followed, i sent a letter to commissioner shulman asking for assurances that there was not --y little targeting going on. any political targeting going on. public office in the irs depended on it. six weeks later i got a response from stephen miller in which he said to move along, nothing to see here. wel
something the obama administration has engaged in from its earliest days. to trace this back even further to the 2008 campaign, when i was here with you last june, and my central point today is the attack on speech that we've seen over the past several years were never, never limited to a few left-wing pressure groups or even to the disclose up which is been promoted in congress. extend throughout the federal government to places like the fdc, the fcc, the hhs, and as all americans know, even...
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not to mention, a selling point america aek is making different place than it was under barack obama is an appealing argument particularly in a lot of the red states that we have opportunities in, in 2018. host: and you are talking about the impact of the court decisions, odds are you will have a supreme court decision that insulin becomes the domestic story of the year? sen. mcconnell: we don't know whether there will be a retirement, but when there is a retirement -- the supreme court is a big deal in this country. somebody asked me yesterday was the tax till the highlight of my year, and i said actually it was a close second. i think the most important was the gorsuch nomination. i was involved in filling that during the campaign. i think the president did an excellent job of not blowing the opportunity. he picked an excellent nominee. host: leader mcconnell, your comments from these health lawn yesterday, your quotation of the day in the "new york times" about what a great achievement this was, we saw the clips -- to you start to take some of the president got to be a little over
not to mention, a selling point america aek is making different place than it was under barack obama is an appealing argument particularly in a lot of the red states that we have opportunities in, in 2018. host: and you are talking about the impact of the court decisions, odds are you will have a supreme court decision that insulin becomes the domestic story of the year? sen. mcconnell: we don't know whether there will be a retirement, but when there is a retirement -- the supreme court is a...
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the republicans were very cynical during the first six years of the obama administration. they opposed everything he did. the middle-class has been hurt hurt, hurt. i believe this congress will be determining whether it's a success or failure by what happens to the middle class. right now, what they have spent their time on is foreign oil coming across america, being shipped other places. that does not help the middle class. >> when have the doctors told you that you might be back to 100%? >> i met with one of the doctors yesterday, and he felt extremely confident i would be fine. they told me i will be down several days next week, for obvious reasons. there is no reason i cannot come back to work a week from monday. >> you've been critical in the past of trade promotion authority. what is your view at this moment? >> i have always been suspect, my entire career in congress, of these trade agreements. i don't support fast track. why? because i have not been shown that these trade agreements will help the middle class. i'm happy to keep my eyes wide open. and if it shows me
the republicans were very cynical during the first six years of the obama administration. they opposed everything he did. the middle-class has been hurt hurt, hurt. i believe this congress will be determining whether it's a success or failure by what happens to the middle class. right now, what they have spent their time on is foreign oil coming across america, being shipped other places. that does not help the middle class. >> when have the doctors told you that you might be back to...
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president obama said on a number of occasions that he wanted judges who had empathy for parties. well the problem with that, if you're not the party for whom the judge has empathy, you're in for a pretty rough ride this administration, the trump administration, has taken the approach, the rather quaint approach, that the job of a judge is to try to interpret the law as it's written. justice scalia used to say if you're not uncomfortable occasionally with the outcome you reach, you're not a very good judge. justice gorsuch said, judges don't wear red they don't wear blue, they wear black. and so we are this week going to circuit subjects. chairman grassley has done an extraordinary job of processing these judges and getting them out on the senate calendar and therefore available for us to move forward. and that's what we intend to do beginning this week. we often hear our democratic friends talking about the war on women. three of the four judges that will be before the senate this week are women. we are going to lead off with professor amy barrett at notre dame who is a nominee f
president obama said on a number of occasions that he wanted judges who had empathy for parties. well the problem with that, if you're not the party for whom the judge has empathy, you're in for a pretty rough ride this administration, the trump administration, has taken the approach, the rather quaint approach, that the job of a judge is to try to interpret the law as it's written. justice scalia used to say if you're not uncomfortable occasionally with the outcome you reach, you're not a very...
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at the same time, mitch mcconnell stood up and said the same thing he said about obama, i am not going to vote for and no republican -- i just wonder, do all republicans feel like mitch mcconnell when it comes to providing funds for their family in the future? host: thank you for the culprit is headline from cnbc, biden won bipartisan support for infrastructure but republicans and democrats are drawing battle lines. morgan is joining us from reading, pennsylvania. caller: good morn >> the u.s. house is
at the same time, mitch mcconnell stood up and said the same thing he said about obama, i am not going to vote for and no republican -- i just wonder, do all republicans feel like mitch mcconnell when it comes to providing funds for their family in the future? host: thank you for the culprit is headline from cnbc, biden won bipartisan support for infrastructure but republicans and democrats are drawing battle lines. morgan is joining us from reading, pennsylvania. caller: good morn >> the...
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it was a deal to present obama put in place is in the world community at his back. we've got this, were going to work together to make sure this country does not acquire nuclear weapons because of they do, every other country in the middle east acquires nuclear weapons. when every country in the middle east has weapons, what is in the risk is? world war iii. that's the problem. you have to understand, being a leader in the world means fighting for what is right. doing let's write to protect all of us. and that's what he refuses to do. next president must reclaim the mantle. be a leader on the world stage. bring people together for global security. do the right things that are necessary when their hard. especially when they are hard. those are fights i will not back down from. [applause] be calling onould people because i want to play favorites. >> i man, i teach high school government to seniors. every year, concern for my in high school is going off to college and getting into debt. is it worth it for their futures? for are your plans education, college tuition, ho
it was a deal to present obama put in place is in the world community at his back. we've got this, were going to work together to make sure this country does not acquire nuclear weapons because of they do, every other country in the middle east acquires nuclear weapons. when every country in the middle east has weapons, what is in the risk is? world war iii. that's the problem. you have to understand, being a leader in the world means fighting for what is right. doing let's write to protect all...
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president obama and his allies thought washington bureaucrats know how to run an economy better than american workers and american small business owners. they thought the federal government would spend your hard-earned money better than you spend it yourself. they thought it was quite and old-fashioned for judges to andight -- quaint old-fashioned for judges to interpret our laws and the constitution as they were actually written. and try to appoint judges would give the own personal ideology and feelings the force of law. they tried to define our child's -- timeless right to religious freedom and tell it would mean little more than the right to go to church on sunday but don't say anything about the rest of the week. in essence, the far left did everything they could to prove that millions and millions of americans simply did not matter to them. they bragged about a so-called economic recovery that brought more wealth and more jobs to our our nations -- nations big blue metropolitan areas. but practically everywhere else left middle-class families way behind. they dabbled in sociali
president obama and his allies thought washington bureaucrats know how to run an economy better than american workers and american small business owners. they thought the federal government would spend your hard-earned money better than you spend it yourself. they thought it was quite and old-fashioned for judges to andight -- quaint old-fashioned for judges to interpret our laws and the constitution as they were actually written. and try to appoint judges would give the own personal ideology...
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president obama is not on the 2014 election ballot. nothing about this election will change who was in the white house, but we can change who is in washington dc and put somebody for the commonwealth of kentucky. senator mcconnell, this race is between you and me. that is the name that appears on the ballot. [applause] as you said so many years ago, it is my number one priority to make sure senator mcconnell does not see another term. [applause] mitch mcconnell, he wants to tell you who i am. he has said -- he claims kentucky will be lost if we trade in his seat for a kentucky woman he believes will sit on the back bench. i am here to tell you tonight, my fellow kentuckians, i am not an empty dress or a rubber stamp. i am not a cheerleader. i am a strong kentucky woman who is an independent thinker. the decisions i make will be what are best for the people of kentucky. as kentucky's next senator, i will answer to the people of the state. i will not answer to the president no matter who he or she might be. [applause] as a proud kentucky
president obama is not on the 2014 election ballot. nothing about this election will change who was in the white house, but we can change who is in washington dc and put somebody for the commonwealth of kentucky. senator mcconnell, this race is between you and me. that is the name that appears on the ballot. [applause] as you said so many years ago, it is my number one priority to make sure senator mcconnell does not see another term. [applause] mitch mcconnell, he wants to tell you who i am....
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bush to hear from both and obama because with bush, we were in these wars all over in obama, the d with same thing. they never ended. you look at afghanistan. we're spending 50 billion dollars a year. now we pulled back a lot. you know on't know if that, but we have. and will continue to. out?or we going to pull >> we're working on negotiating a deal right now, as you probably have heard. at some point we want to get out as quickly as we can. fghanistan is one thing and with syria, we're just about out, as you know and we defeated just about d we're out. i want to get out of the crazy should not have been in. the wars are wars we could have great damage through intelligence and other things that.t having at the same time i want the strongest military on the planet earth and we do. we now do. when i got here it was really in bad shape. how bad itn tell you was and now we have new fighter our new missiles and nuclear is renovated and fixed and in some cases made brand new. we have tremendous submarines that we for building right now. powerful i think we'll have arms control. china had the
bush to hear from both and obama because with bush, we were in these wars all over in obama, the d with same thing. they never ended. you look at afghanistan. we're spending 50 billion dollars a year. now we pulled back a lot. you know on't know if that, but we have. and will continue to. out?or we going to pull >> we're working on negotiating a deal right now, as you probably have heard. at some point we want to get out as quickly as we can. fghanistan is one thing and with syria, we're...
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at 8:00, former president barack obama, former secretary of state james baker, and historian john role inon the u.s.'s the world. >> when there is a problem in the world people do not call moscow or beijing, they call washington. even our adversaries expect us to solve problems and keep things running. at 9:00, a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america. >> we know that women's networks continue to look very female heavy. very maleks look heavy. that might be fine in the first position right out of school. who do you think wins with a network by the time you get to senior leadership? >> watch tuesday, christmas day on c-span. >> the united states senate, a uniquely american institution. legislating in carrying out constitutional duty sense 1789. >> please raise your right hand. c-span takes you inside the senate, learning about the legislative body and its informal workings. we will look at the history of conflict and compromise with original interviews. >> arguing about things and and having great debates is thoroughly american. >> key moments in history and unpre
at 8:00, former president barack obama, former secretary of state james baker, and historian john role inon the u.s.'s the world. >> when there is a problem in the world people do not call moscow or beijing, they call washington. even our adversaries expect us to solve problems and keep things running. at 9:00, a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america. >> we know that women's networks continue to look very female heavy. very maleks look heavy. that might be...
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," president obama's life up to his presidency. here point to emphasize is that over the course of barack obama's presidency, there scores and scores of people in illinois who had known him in earlier, who were deeply disappointed with the trajectory the obama presidency and ways, number in two one disappointed that barack people,rgot many of the most of the people who were rise.ial to his political >> sunday night, 8 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> c-span, where history...
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obama does not have that luxury. the economy is in terrible shape and voters are pessimistic about the future. there's a real divide in this country and the tea party does not think small. there is a real division here about what is possible to get this country going. i think the governors, because they have to deliver in tough times in their states, could have a real opportunity here. i think haley barbour is a good one. he is tied to washington with an outsider's perspective. he is a good candidate, but the party will have to juggle the palin faction. she will sell well in some places. >> i feel like they want me to be nicer to them because they both know i am close to haley and he is my guy. one thing we see is that there's a feeling inside the republican party that all too often we have gone with the next person in line. the one who has been there the longest. there are some indications that and it's who were in the last round of the presidential sweepstakes are not going to be looked as closely as what would tra
obama does not have that luxury. the economy is in terrible shape and voters are pessimistic about the future. there's a real divide in this country and the tea party does not think small. there is a real division here about what is possible to get this country going. i think the governors, because they have to deliver in tough times in their states, could have a real opportunity here. i think haley barbour is a good one. he is tied to washington with an outsider's perspective. he is a good...
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and less so when president obama was president because republicans wanted to shrink the bill but nonetheless, it was a bipartisan bill. 1145 will be waiting to see what the announcement is and we'll go from there. when people say i'm not going to vote for this, there ain't going to be no bipartisan bill unless we are going to have the reconciliation. yes, ma'am. reporter: on the anti-trust legislation, can you respond that these bills would be harmful tore consumers and did you speak with apple's cook? ms. pelosi: there is no question -- let me just say what this is about rather than their characterization about it. there has been concerns on both sides of the aisle about the consolidation of power of the tech companies. and this legislation is an attempt to address that. in the interest of fairness and in the interest of competition and interest of meeting the needs of people who are whose privacy and data and all the rest is at the mercy of these tech companies. so i said to them, if you have a substantive concern, put it forth as congress works its will. that's in my conversation with the
and less so when president obama was president because republicans wanted to shrink the bill but nonetheless, it was a bipartisan bill. 1145 will be waiting to see what the announcement is and we'll go from there. when people say i'm not going to vote for this, there ain't going to be no bipartisan bill unless we are going to have the reconciliation. yes, ma'am. reporter: on the anti-trust legislation, can you respond that these bills would be harmful tore consumers and did you speak with...
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we have happy nominees president obama had at this time. it is very unfair! cases confirming with tremendous majorities but they are bringing them out purposefully. with people totally qualified. they are going to pass but they are going to have to wait a long time because this is total obstruction. i can say the same thing with judicial nominees, our judges. we have some of the most people.d the wall street journal wrote about of the other day, these are some of the most qualified people ever and they are waiting forever in line. it should not happen that way. it is not right. it is not fair. actingto thank the secretary for her leadership responding to the catastrophic storms that are struck our our territories. we've also issued a disaster declaration in california. response to the devastating wildfires like we have never seen. we mourn the terrible loss of life. we have fema and first responders there. we have our military hopping. it is very said to watch how rapidly they move and how people are caught in their houses. it is an incredible thing. caught i
we have happy nominees president obama had at this time. it is very unfair! cases confirming with tremendous majorities but they are bringing them out purposefully. with people totally qualified. they are going to pass but they are going to have to wait a long time because this is total obstruction. i can say the same thing with judicial nominees, our judges. we have some of the most people.d the wall street journal wrote about of the other day, these are some of the most qualified people ever...
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[laughter] president obama: i think -- [applause] president obama: that's very important. great place. it's a great town. you know, the way i thought about diversity is not to think about any single seat as, oh, i've got to fill this slot with this demographic but, rather, if i've got a broad set of nominees to make -- and this is true across the board -- how do i make sure that i'm intentional throughout that process? so that the talent of every american, and every potential candidate, gets a fair look. and i have confidence that if i stick to that, if i do that, if i make sure that i'm broadening the search, broadening the pool, looking at a bunch of folks, even if they're not going through the conventional paths, that i'll end up -- the process will result in diversity. and that in fact, is what's happened. i am, you know, not to brag, but i have transformed the federal courts from a diversity standpoint with a record that's been unmatched. [applause] president obama: we've got more african-americans on the circuit courts than we ever had before. we've got -- i've appoi
[laughter] president obama: i think -- [applause] president obama: that's very important. great place. it's a great town. you know, the way i thought about diversity is not to think about any single seat as, oh, i've got to fill this slot with this demographic but, rather, if i've got a broad set of nominees to make -- and this is true across the board -- how do i make sure that i'm intentional throughout that process? so that the talent of every american, and every potential candidate, gets a...
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president obama: welcome to the white house, everybody. please have a seat. this is one of my favorite days because it gives us a chance to acknowledge some folks who so often are giving so much and let's face it, aren't always getting a lot in return. every day, the teachers behind me, they give their students their all -- their knowledge their creativity, their focused attention, their love. they empty the tanks for their kids. then they get up the next morning and they do it all over again. and today is our chance to say thank you. to let these educators know that we see how hard they work, we know the difference they make in their students' lives and they are, at the same time, making an incredible difference in the life of our country. today is a chance to reaffirm how important teachers are to our nation -- not just these teachers, but all teachers. and we are joined by somebody who is as passionate about our teachers and our students as anybody i know -- and that is our outstanding secretary of education, arne duncan. (applause.) i want to thank all th
president obama: welcome to the white house, everybody. please have a seat. this is one of my favorite days because it gives us a chance to acknowledge some folks who so often are giving so much and let's face it, aren't always getting a lot in return. every day, the teachers behind me, they give their students their all -- their knowledge their creativity, their focused attention, their love. they empty the tanks for their kids. then they get up the next morning and they do it all over again....
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every obama cabinet nominee underwent a full f.b.i. background check before the senate considered their nomination. for such positions of influence in our government, it is the responsibility of the government to guarante guarantee that we he information we need in a timely fasmtion but truth be told, mr. president, the slate of nominations selected by president-elect trump has made this process standard for nominees of presidents of both parties immensely difficult. there are several nominees who have enormous wealth and own stock of enormous value. we have a c.e.o. of one of the largest oil companies in the world, a billionaire financial services executive financier, oh, and another billionaire financial services executive. leaving aside for a moment what that says about the president-elect's priorities for his incoming administration, these nominees have potential conflict of interest challenges of epic proportions. at the very least -- at the very least -- they owe the american people the standard paperwork and in fact we believe m
every obama cabinet nominee underwent a full f.b.i. background check before the senate considered their nomination. for such positions of influence in our government, it is the responsibility of the government to guarante guarantee that we he information we need in a timely fasmtion but truth be told, mr. president, the slate of nominations selected by president-elect trump has made this process standard for nominees of presidents of both parties immensely difficult. there are several nominees...
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on c-span two's booktv, tonight at 10:00 on "afterwards," peter slevin looks at michelle obama. and sunday at noon on "in-depth," author jon ronson. join the conversation with jon ronson. we will also be taking your phone calls, e-mails, facebook comments and tweets. get the complete schedule at c-span.org. >> the new congressional direct
on c-span two's booktv, tonight at 10:00 on "afterwards," peter slevin looks at michelle obama. and sunday at noon on "in-depth," author jon ronson. join the conversation with jon ronson. we will also be taking your phone calls, e-mails, facebook comments and tweets. get the complete schedule at c-span.org. >> the new congressional direct
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have that vote like they used to when president obama was in office, when they knew they just have an easy vote. they could say they would repeal let without having to live with the consequences of having it be revealed. it is a sham and the quicker we can get off of this and instead, focus on ways we can take the advantages of the existing system and how can we improve them and inject more competition into the market? i would like to look at something they are doing in minnesota and alaska, injecting more competition into the exchanges. the federalso ways system does not exactly match what they did in massachusetts when it was originally called romney care and it was quite successful out there. that is the conversation that we should be having an a think most -- and ierican people think most of the american people want to work on solutions and to work in this constructive way and not just have a bill that is for a political win. host: congressman brendan boyle, with us for about the next 25 minutes. taking your calls. democrats, (202)-748-8000, republicans, (202)-748-8001, independen
have that vote like they used to when president obama was in office, when they knew they just have an easy vote. they could say they would repeal let without having to live with the consequences of having it be revealed. it is a sham and the quicker we can get off of this and instead, focus on ways we can take the advantages of the existing system and how can we improve them and inject more competition into the market? i would like to look at something they are doing in minnesota and alaska,...
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president obama: great question. we are in this interesting generally congress is thoroughly unproductive. because of the, members of congress, who are , but in thework aggregate, not doing much. one exception has been this growing interest, this movement in criminal justice reform. it's bipartisan. it is interesting. you have fiscal conservatives who have been seeing how expensive it is to incarcerate , and howar after year it is breaking the bank, particularly at the state level. if you track spending on public education, and spending on incarceration, over the last 20-25 years, there's almost a direct line between more people in jail, and less support for public universities, for example. there is a fiscal concern. strand ofibertarian conservatives really believe, why is it the government's pot,ess someone is smoking .or example you have a very sincere evangelical movement that often times is involved in reentry programs or prison ministries, and has an idea of a second chance. lawcombine that with enforcement, wh
president obama: great question. we are in this interesting generally congress is thoroughly unproductive. because of the, members of congress, who are , but in thework aggregate, not doing much. one exception has been this growing interest, this movement in criminal justice reform. it's bipartisan. it is interesting. you have fiscal conservatives who have been seeing how expensive it is to incarcerate , and howar after year it is breaking the bank, particularly at the state level. if you track...
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itch mcdonnell said the goal was to redeet barack obama. ficult to get if h is people in place whic number andduced that this is a is a creeky institution that we have that maybe does need overhaul. and i look to you to make that happen. oming in for was c point.ts at this hat stops a lot of progress quickly. the difference is the parties cally sorted. you have a middle. he democratic party is to the left and republicans to the right at this point. changed story that most. much of the media people tune in to get their world views by what they see and walk around bubble.wn reagan and rush limbaugh sworn in as honorary members of congress. >> only the reach have you? >> yes. .> it started in 86 with those away things. >> not to give birth to what today.dealing with win.ables the i think to say one thing, l that he'd have to go out of the back door so he suffer american people that.se of hat is just, i'm old enough to have these lessons of life. trend that hings, a is a vast majority are democrats. that is another growth factor that is a pro f
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health plan on and he was talking about that liz fowler in the current administration who was in the obama administration, they are pushing this new model, this cmmi model called direct contract entities where they are pretty much bribing medical writers. i don't even think they notify the patients. host: do you know anything about that? guest: cmmi is the center for medicare and medicaid innovation and was created under the medic here -- under the aca and they expired with different types of payment possibilities. liz fowler is the head of that agency and worked in the obama ended his duration and help write the affordable care act, it's basically her job to test out new payment systems. this is something that democrats and republicans are anxious to do, to find more efficient ways to create that balance between what the government pays and what patients get in some of these experiments work pretty well and some of them have not worked well, but that's kind of the idea behind this center is to figure out what works and doesn't. host: talk about how he started out, that americans pay more
health plan on and he was talking about that liz fowler in the current administration who was in the obama administration, they are pushing this new model, this cmmi model called direct contract entities where they are pretty much bribing medical writers. i don't even think they notify the patients. host: do you know anything about that? guest: cmmi is the center for medicare and medicaid innovation and was created under the medic here -- under the aca and they expired with different types of...
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everyone knows barack obama is a good speaker. i don't think he will wow us with his rhetoric anymore. that republicans are poised to win a of seats in the midterms. i don't know if it will be enough to take back the senate, but it might be. it has nothing to do with the rhetoric, at least not currently. with action and obamacare. i think it is entirely possible -- i was talking to an insurance insider on friday. nobody in the industry believes that the obamacare exchanges will be fixed by november 30, which was the fallback promise. aside from the other promise that you could keep your insurance. i think it is possible you will who, ifocrats -- november 30 comes and goes and the obamacare website is not fixed, they will begin having to assess their political survival. they are either going to jump up turnjump off the ship and on this health care law or they will probably go down. i think it is very likely that republicans will have a good 2014. if that happens, nothing succeeds like success. .inning covers a multitude if you are
everyone knows barack obama is a good speaker. i don't think he will wow us with his rhetoric anymore. that republicans are poised to win a of seats in the midterms. i don't know if it will be enough to take back the senate, but it might be. it has nothing to do with the rhetoric, at least not currently. with action and obamacare. i think it is entirely possible -- i was talking to an insurance insider on friday. nobody in the industry believes that the obamacare exchanges will be fixed by...
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. >> do you support obama having the power to increase the debt limit? >> can you clarify something? when he talk about trillions of dollars in cuts [indiscernible] >> in the budget control act, it calls for over $1 trillion in cuts. >> the president opposed to propose of wedlock in a certain amount for entitlement programs. do democrats support that? >> first of all, we do democrats, saw savings in medicare of over $700 billion and affordable care act. we use that money to strengthen medicare and extend its life for almost a decade and to increase benefits for seniors now. is there more opportunity for that? yes. but not at the expense of an official years. there have been all kinds of -- but not at the expense of beneficiaries. >> st. mary's hospital is a catholic institution in san francisco. should they be required to adjust to this new health plan? >> the compromise is a reasonable one. >> madame leader? >> yes. >> would you support that if it is part of the package? >> i want the middle class to get a break. i would hope we could get the middle inc
. >> do you support obama having the power to increase the debt limit? >> can you clarify something? when he talk about trillions of dollars in cuts [indiscernible] >> in the budget control act, it calls for over $1 trillion in cuts. >> the president opposed to propose of wedlock in a certain amount for entitlement programs. do democrats support that? >> first of all, we do democrats, saw savings in medicare of over $700 billion and affordable care act. we use that...
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the national polls did not show an obama job approval in the low 50's. it showed in the mid to upper 40's will stop but when people voted, that is who voted. this time, do you approve -- 44% approve and 55 percent disapprove. it was a different electorate with a different mood and it delivered a different opinion about the president of the united states. we had a wave election because the country wanted change. not everybody wanted change. if there are people here who think the president is doing a great job in the country is going in the right direction, this does make you wrong, this makes you different from the people who voted. it is simply a matter of opinion. votes andrtant who what their opinions are. what does it mean going forward? i started late. but does it mean going forward? found a politician who won an election who didn't think it was some kind of mandate or affirmation of that person's agenda or priorities will stop i've heard so much cockamamie analysis -- i get press releases from every group claiming they are the reason why ather the r
the national polls did not show an obama job approval in the low 50's. it showed in the mid to upper 40's will stop but when people voted, that is who voted. this time, do you approve -- 44% approve and 55 percent disapprove. it was a different electorate with a different mood and it delivered a different opinion about the president of the united states. we had a wave election because the country wanted change. not everybody wanted change. if there are people here who think the president is...
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i'm wondering if you think that president obama will react by bucking his own party, by willing to do things that a majority of this party does not want to do. but he does anyway. what do you think? >> it really rests with the attitude of the president. if the president decides that he really does want to try and get things done on a bipartisan basis and he is going to take some risks then i think democrats will follow his lead, if he kind of hides in the white house, if he doesn't take a strong role, then i'm afraid it would be much harder. it rolely comes down to the president. i am hopeful the president will in fact look to his legacy and provide some real leadership. >> one of the big issues that has bedeviled congress is the debt ceiling, it is coming up again, maybe in march, maybe in tax revenues. senator mcconnell has made clear he is not interested in government shutdown. the issue whether it moves in a clean way like the white house keeps wanting or it has conditions attached to it, i am. curious what you think will happen. >> they need to have a bipartisan agreement that th
i'm wondering if you think that president obama will react by bucking his own party, by willing to do things that a majority of this party does not want to do. but he does anyway. what do you think? >> it really rests with the attitude of the president. if the president decides that he really does want to try and get things done on a bipartisan basis and he is going to take some risks then i think democrats will follow his lead, if he kind of hides in the white house, if he doesn't take a...
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time, was after the sandy hook tragedy when president obama took on the national rifle association in one of the biggest lobbying battles i've ever seen. that.rse, the nra one that was a democratic led senate. he got voted down. this is somewhat different. the movement seems to be dominating the news more so than back then. i think the momentum of shifting positions whether it's ruby or other republicans saying, we need to rethink this. that is something you did not see after sandy hook and certainly the president has been the one, he also wants to raise the age. that is a nonstarter for the nra which wrongly backstrom. rick scott also thinking of running for the senate again. his shift is also very significant because public opinion has changed. certainly, this movement in florida has been quite potent. >> let's turn to the immigration and border security debate. they had failed to move forward on their legislation. is word that the bob goodlatte deal in the house is gaining republican support. where do you think things stand? a sedany are kind of at still. the conservatives in the h
time, was after the sandy hook tragedy when president obama took on the national rifle association in one of the biggest lobbying battles i've ever seen. that.rse, the nra one that was a democratic led senate. he got voted down. this is somewhat different. the movement seems to be dominating the news more so than back then. i think the momentum of shifting positions whether it's ruby or other republicans saying, we need to rethink this. that is something you did not see after sandy hook and...
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obama made a statement on a speech saying that if illegal immigrants that come across the border should not be treated like any other people, american people, so if trump said that, he would be a racist, why isn't obama a racist and why can't we get money for security when illary clinton, obama, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, vice president cry like babies saying they want border security and won't give a dime. what's the deal? host: tim on our democrats' line. your thoughts on news from the president today. caller: my name is tim holden and i ran for governor in the state of minnesota. i haven't received a call back from governor walz. the president is doing an absolutely wonderful job. the best thing what i would like o say is tim take his name off republican or democrat. let the congress do their job and go back and forth. the two parties. if they can't come to an agreement, he should shut it their wn on the 15th and an emergency. host: tim, thanks for that. talk show host mark davis, on the surface, i don't like this. it would seem it is now harder to get democrats to bend, but it's t
obama made a statement on a speech saying that if illegal immigrants that come across the border should not be treated like any other people, american people, so if trump said that, he would be a racist, why isn't obama a racist and why can't we get money for security when illary clinton, obama, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, vice president cry like babies saying they want border security and won't give a dime. what's the deal? host: tim on our democrats' line. your thoughts on news from the...
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and not allowing president trump to have as many nominees by this time in his presidency as president obama did. on the other side of that coin, believe --vatives some believe this is an attempt to go nuclear, to set up a vote on the entire nuclear option. mitch mcconnell needs 60 votes to approve this rule change, which he may not get because he would need a significant amount of democrats to vote with him. happen, theyoesn't have already threatened that they are going to change the rules of the senate entirely to mean that they would only need 50 votes to pass, to get nominees through. in that case, he would need 50 votes to get that done, and that might not happen. a much betterhas chance of that than a 60 vote threshold. >> how are senate democrats responding to all this? senate minority leader chuck schumer thinks this is attack on minority rights. he has accused mitch mcconnell of essentially hypocrisy, saying that when mcconnell was in the minority, he cared so much about minority rights and now that he is in the majority, he wants to throttle the minority's ability to have any say i
and not allowing president trump to have as many nominees by this time in his presidency as president obama did. on the other side of that coin, believe --vatives some believe this is an attempt to go nuclear, to set up a vote on the entire nuclear option. mitch mcconnell needs 60 votes to approve this rule change, which he may not get because he would need a significant amount of democrats to vote with him. happen, theyoesn't have already threatened that they are going to change the rules of...
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and meanwhile, on this sunday morning, president obama and first lady michelle obama will attend easter services at a local church. tomorrow morning at the first family will host the annual easter egg role. end of then president obama will drop the first pitch of the national baseball game. the president has meetings at the white house this week before a bilateral meeting with president megadeath -- medvedev of russia. friday morning the president will also attend the bilateral meetings with the premise your of the czech republic . still this morning, we're talking about political donations and want to hear from you. here is "the washington post" -- this headline. it says here that the republicans unified opposition to obama's agenda. while the 13 republicans spent one-third less and still have $4.2 million on hand. we want to hear from all of you this morning. are you making political donations? if so, how much, and to whom? baltimore, the independent line. caller: thank you. at this time in baltimore we only have democrats and republicans. i donate to the democratic party, and will co
and meanwhile, on this sunday morning, president obama and first lady michelle obama will attend easter services at a local church. tomorrow morning at the first family will host the annual easter egg role. end of then president obama will drop the first pitch of the national baseball game. the president has meetings at the white house this week before a bilateral meeting with president megadeath -- medvedev of russia. friday morning the president will also attend the bilateral meetings with...
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we see a nearly doubling of the debt since president obama took office. we're on track to double the debt again in the next four years. it is that debt that's making it harder on our middle class families, making it harder on our economy. as the federal government growso larger and larger, that is what is squeezing our middle class in this country. this is our moment to do the big things. americans have elected us to lead. they elected the president to lead. speaker boehner is ready -- you know, go to the tables, have the negotiations, but the president needs to recognize that we have to address the spending. we have to address the spending. the reason we're talking about more tax revenue is we have spending way beyond what we've been taking in. >> congresswoman, you said something at the beginning of your answer saying, i don't know the details. that is a phrase we have heard from about 434 members of congress this week. "i don't know the details." can you help us understand how these details get filtered out and then are given to constituents? o>> sure
we see a nearly doubling of the debt since president obama took office. we're on track to double the debt again in the next four years. it is that debt that's making it harder on our middle class families, making it harder on our economy. as the federal government growso larger and larger, that is what is squeezing our middle class in this country. this is our moment to do the big things. americans have elected us to lead. they elected the president to lead. speaker boehner is ready -- you...
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i don't think it -- i don't think obama intended for it to turn out this way. as much as i regret that nancy pelosi and the democrats ran this through without a single , i don't think they intended for the outcome to be what it is. , so is what is happening fundamentally disagree with the approach and i don't want any more top-down one-size-fits-all federal government solutions. they cost us more and they don't serve the people they are intended to serve. host: a question from twitter, how do you ensure that the tax cuts result in job creation? this seems to be the link that is missing. atst: if you look back reagan's reforms on that -- that are similar to what we were trying to accomplish, which is let's roll back the trillions of dollars in cost and burden and regulation that we put on this , by theand job creators way that are disproportionately felt by our small businesses, community banks and family farms. that, and you have regulatory reform and you have health care reform or entitlement reform and you rein in the spending and get control of your budget a
i don't think it -- i don't think obama intended for it to turn out this way. as much as i regret that nancy pelosi and the democrats ran this through without a single , i don't think they intended for the outcome to be what it is. , so is what is happening fundamentally disagree with the approach and i don't want any more top-down one-size-fits-all federal government solutions. they cost us more and they don't serve the people they are intended to serve. host: a question from twitter, how do...
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eastern, at 9:00 obama administration national security advisor susan rice talks about her life, career, and foreign diplomacy. she is interviewed by robin wright of the new yorker. >> were you worried about russian intervention in the 2020 election? >>she is it hasn't stopped. this is constant. they were actively involved in 2016, as we saw through hacking and stealing emails from the dnc and others on the clinton campaign. they tried to install trade -- they tried to infiltrate our electoral system. they put out false information and were very active on social media, trying to pit americans against each other over domestic issues of contention, race, immigration, guns, what have you. the whole thing is to discredit our democracy and because people in this country to hate one another and turn against one another, and to try to weaken us from within. >> watch afterwards, sunday night at 9:00 eastern on book tv on c-span2. this columbus day weekend on american history tv, sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, and artist shares his vision for the upcoming national native american veterans memorial
eastern, at 9:00 obama administration national security advisor susan rice talks about her life, career, and foreign diplomacy. she is interviewed by robin wright of the new yorker. >> were you worried about russian intervention in the 2020 election? >>she is it hasn't stopped. this is constant. they were actively involved in 2016, as we saw through hacking and stealing emails from the dnc and others on the clinton campaign. they tried to install trade -- they tried to infiltrate...
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the congressional review act used 15 times to do with the regulatory rampage that occurred during the obama years and had only been used once in history. outlined theeaker incredible success of this tax reform legislation, you mentioned ups. [applause] >> this is what you should do when somebody talk about the american flag and our country. you stand. you stand up for those things. you know as well as i do that we love our president. that he is making america great again. unemployment at a 17 year low. consumer confidence at a 17 year high. the dow is blowing through every record. veterans are being taken care of. the military is stronger. this is a president that knows how to deliver for the american people. ,nd in case you haven't noticed the rnc is breaking every record. every record. because of our president. the numbers don't lie, folks. 2017,llion we raised in more than any political party in history. and it gets even better. our cash on hand is $38 million. they have $400,000. dodo you think we are going to n these midterms? are you ready to keep these majorities? i am so proud of ou
the congressional review act used 15 times to do with the regulatory rampage that occurred during the obama years and had only been used once in history. outlined theeaker incredible success of this tax reform legislation, you mentioned ups. [applause] >> this is what you should do when somebody talk about the american flag and our country. you stand. you stand up for those things. you know as well as i do that we love our president. that he is making america great again. unemployment at...
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obama is privy and reelected. floorknowledge on the that things change. i have said publicly i don't know if there is a bigger advocate on the floor that was passed. i didn't always feel that way. i have a right to change how i feel about things. >> we preferred have a risk of up-and-down votes than the risk of continued total obstruction. that is the bottom line. the matter who is in power. >> how will that affect right now? >> here's what they should do, here is my suggestion. we wasted days and weeks and months of weak to time. 30 hours. they should yield that back. vote on the defense bill. that would allow senator levin to go to conference with the senate, i mean with the house. their bill is not perfect. we need a defense bill. that's what i suggest to republicans. i don't know what they are going to do, but that's what they should do. angstre really is this about the defense, what they should do is let them start the conference with the house. i have ignored somebody. given what you have said -- >> do you realize i knew you when you didn't have gra
obama is privy and reelected. floorknowledge on the that things change. i have said publicly i don't know if there is a bigger advocate on the floor that was passed. i didn't always feel that way. i have a right to change how i feel about things. >> we preferred have a risk of up-and-down votes than the risk of continued total obstruction. that is the bottom line. the matter who is in power. >> how will that affect right now? >> here's what they should do, here is my...
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we have hopped the nominees that president obama at this time, it is very unfair. many cases conferring them with tremendous majorities. they are bringing them out purposely. they willualified but have to wait a long time because of total obstruction. with say the same thing our judicial nominees, our judges. we have some of the most qualified people. the wall street journal wrote a story the other day that these are the most qualified people ever and they are waiting for ever in line. it shouldn't happen that way. it's not right. it's not fair. the actinghank secretary for leadership in responding to the storms that have struck our nation and our territories. we also issued a disaster declaration in california in response to the wildfires like we have never seen and we mourn the terrible loss of life we have fema. we have our military helping. it's very sad to watch how fast, how rapidly they move and how people are caught. all in their houses. we have a lot of people helping. government in california. made a lot of progress in the last couple of days. and whatbje
we have hopped the nominees that president obama at this time, it is very unfair. many cases conferring them with tremendous majorities. they are bringing them out purposely. they willualified but have to wait a long time because of total obstruction. with say the same thing our judicial nominees, our judges. we have some of the most qualified people. the wall street journal wrote a story the other day that these are the most qualified people ever and they are waiting for ever in line. it...